The rise of Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models has American startups racing to build counterparts. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Aug. 2), these companies have begun to run into a roadblock: a lack of interest from venture capital (VC) investors. “Every...
Anthropic has announced two updates to its three-month-old Claude Partner Network. Since launching in March, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup said Wednesday (June 3), more than 40,000 firms have applied for the program and more than 10,000 consultants have earned a Claude certification, which shows...
Anthropic said it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO). The artificial intelligence (AI) startup announced Monday (June 1) that it had submitted a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about its IPO. “This gives us the option to...
Artificial intelligence (AI) inference startup Baseten has reportedly been holding talks with investors to raise $1 billion. That funding would value the company at $11 billion, The Information reported Tuesday (May 26), citing a source familiar with the matter. Baseten was valued at $5 billion...
May 13, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon herald the biggest internet shake-up since dial-up gave way to WiFi. With Perplexity AI in talks to reach a $14 billion valuation as it seeks to launch its own browser, Comet, to compete with tech giants like Google, AI might already be poised to do to traditional internet and information […]
July 11, 2024
High interest rates usually spell trouble for venture capital (VC) firms. But with a hot hand to play like AI and cybersecurity, and a shrewd evaluation strategy for potential investments,...
September 22, 2026
Mirendil, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former Anthropic researchers, is in talks to raise new funding at a $5 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Kleiner Perkins is in talks to lead the round, which could bring in up to $1 billion in new capital, Bloomberg said. Andreessen Horowitz is […]
August 02, 2026
The rise of Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models has American startups racing to build counterparts. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Aug. 2), these companies have begun...
June 03, 2026
Anthropic has announced two updates to its three-month-old Claude Partner Network. Since launching in March, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup said Wednesday (June 3), more than 40,000 firms have applied...
June 01, 2026
Anthropic said it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO). The artificial intelligence (AI) startup announced Monday (June 1) that it had submitted a draft registration statement to...